Chapter 14

Sebastian stared after him for a long moment, then turned to look at me, still slightly pale. "What was that?"

"I... don't know."

"He doesn't usually stop mid-charge to growl at people who aren't even armed."

"Maybe he thought you were a threat."

Sebastian gave me a look. "He wasn't looking at me when he decided that."

I didn't answer. The last traces of Aidan's fire had already disappeared into the darkness beyond the gates, and I made myself watch the empty road instead of Sebastian's face.

"Quite a sight, isn't he?" he said after a moment.

"That's one way to put it."

His expression grew more serious. "A sight and a curse."

I looked at him. "Why do you call it a curse?"

Sebastian glanced toward the gates, where the last of the fire had already burned itself out of sight. "Because it is."

"How?"

He shoved his hands into his pockets as we started walking again, our footsteps the on